Sunday, 18 May 2014

Saturday, 17 May 2014

Keighley Gasworks No.2 (HL 2859 of 1911) will haul trains at 10.30 am, 11.45, 1 pm,2.15 & 3.30 from Andrews House for Sunniside, Causey & return. There will be no passenger trains beyond Causey due to track work on East Tanfield bank.

Locomotion at Tanfield featured on the local news last Tuesday on ITV with short clips including an interview with David Watchman (who provided the information in this blog post). We were also in the Journal and
Stanley Advertiser papers last week and BBC online.There's an article on World News (wn.com), and there may be other publicity material around.

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You are invited to travel any Sunday in wooden carriages on the world's oldest railway, the 1725 route of the Tanfield Waggonway. Visit the world's oldest engine shed at Marley Hill, which has housed industrial steam locomotives from North East England since 1854. ... more info ....